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A Mennonite to Remember

  • Massy Arts Gallery 23 East Pender Street Vancouver, BC, V6A 1S9 Canada (map)

On Thursday, September 8th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and poets Sarah Ens + Ellie Sawatzky, reading from their new poetry collections Flyway (2022, Turnstone Press) and None of This Belongs to Me (2021, Nightwood Editions).

At this in-person event, Sarah and Ellie will be joined by host and moderator Kevin Spenst for an evening celebrating poetry and the earth, and exploring Mennonite heritage and the various ways in which we find home.

This event is supported by the League of Canadian Poets and the Ontario Arts Council.

The event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery, at 23 East Pender Street in Chinatown, Vancouver.

This event is free + open to all of our community, and registration is mandatory.

Covid Protocols: For all in-person events, attendees must provide proof of vaccination, and use of mask at all times when at the gallery. We ask that if you are showing any symptoms, that you stay home. Thank you kindly.

Click here to register for the event

Click here to purchase Flyway by Sarah Ens

Click here to purchase None of This Belongs to Me by Ellie Sawatzky

Earlier Event: May 24
Sing! An East Van Choral Booster
Later Event: September 10
Abbotsford Joint Poetry Launch